Still substandard-- and gauche besides. An excerpt from the Am Heritage Dict:
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riticism of
ain't by usage commentators and teachers has not subsided, and the use of
ain't is often regarded as a sign of ignorance. •But despite all the attempts to ban it,
ain't
continues to enjoy extensive use in speech. Even educated and
upper-class speakers see no substitute in folksy expressions such as
Say it ain't so and
You ain't seen nothin' yet. •The stigmatization of
ain't leaves us with no happy alternative for use in first-person questions. The widely used
aren't I?
though illogical, was found acceptable for use in speech by a majority
of the Usage Panel in an earlier survey, but in writing there is no
acceptable substitute for the stilted
am I not?'